Shooting guard recruit Kevin Ware, whose late commitment led to Louisville reshuffling its scholarship arrangements, will not enroll at the university in the fall but could join the Cardinals in December.

Ware failed to meet NCAA requirements for initial eligibility and was denied on both an application for a waiver and an appeal of the eligibility ruling. The university said he could enroll for the spring semester and be eligible to compete in December.

“I've never seen anyone this close to being eligible," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said via the school's website. "He is just fractions away, and he fully intends to enroll here."

The late arrivals of Ware and George Mason transfer Luke Hancock led to Pitino's decision not to renew scholarships for veterans Kyle Kuric, Chris Smith and Elisha Justice. Kuric is the team’s leading returning scorer.